Sex Education and Consent with Cath Hakanson Mind Body Parenting Podcast with Shelley Clarke

In this episode Shelley Clarke  chats with Cath Hakanson, a qualified sexual health nurse, author, speaker and Founder of Sex Ed Rescue. Cath creates a range of wonderful resources for parents to help with the tricky conversations around puberty and sex education so there's less cringe and more confidence when empowering our youth to make smart sexual decisions. 
 
In this episode you'll learn about:
- how Cath came to be one of Australia's leading sexual health nurses which ultimately led to her founding Sex Ed Rescue
- where parents can start the conversation without taking away child innocence
- why having these conversations early can help protect your child from sexual abuse
- how to navigate and manage parental controls for setting up internet safety
- the evolution of conversations according to age range with your child
- how to use tv shows or songs as teachable moments or conversations starters, and so much more!

If you are wanting to educate yourself on how to have open and honest conversations about sex, then this is the podcast episode for you!

List of books for kids sex education

Continue the conversation with Shelley here:
https://www.facebook.com/shelleyclarkemindbodyparenting
https://www.instagram.com/_shelleyclarke_/

Find Cath Hakanson here:
https://sexedrescue.com/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/thatparentgroup

Shelley's 21 days of play course

This podcast is produced by Nikki O'Brien from Quintessential Being